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Congress and AAP in informal alliance and fighting proxy war to befool Punjabis – Sukhbir Singh Badal

Congress and AAP in informal alliance and fighting proxy war to befool Punjabis – Sukhbir Singh Badal(Punjab Bachao Yatra receives unprecedented response in Lambi with thousands of people coming out to pay tribute to former CM Parkash Singh Badal besides assuring the SAD president they were one with him) Lambi/Bathinda, March 16 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were in an informal alliance in Punjab and were fighting a proxy war to befool the people, even as he urged them to vote for the SAD to bring back an era of inclusive development, peace and communal harmony. Addressing massive gatherings at each stop during the party’s ongoing Punjab Bachao Yatra during the course of which he was welcomed with flower petals, firecrackers and dhols by enthusiastic crowds in Lambi and Bathinda Rural constituencies, the SAD president said, “the SAD is committed to take everyone along in the path to progress as per the philosophy of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal”. He said Punjabis were now realizing the need of a regional party which could safeguard their rights following the onslaught of looters from Delhi which were stripping the State of its wealth to further their own political goals. People from the constituency come out in thousands to pay tribute to S Parkash Singh Badal besides assuring the SAD president that they were one with him. Urging the people to beware of both the Congress as well as AAP, Mr Sukhbir Badal said “both these parties are fighting a proxy battle in Punjab following a formal tie up at the national level. This is why AAP is borrowing candidates from Congress where needed even as it has gone soft on corruption cases pending against senior most Congress leaders”. Stating that both the Congress and AAP had looted the State and discriminated against each section of population, Mr Badal said “we have witnessed how no development took place under the erstwhile Congress rule. This is the same now. However, AAP has gone one step further than Congress by diverting funds meant for development and infrastructure creation to publicity campaigns and hiring of jet aircraft”. Mr Badal said he had already challenged both the Congress and AAP to tell one big project they had brought into the State during their respective periods. “Instead of doing anything for the people, both governments have discriminated against the poor by withdrawing social welfare benefits to the poor and denying jobs to youth besides presiding over the breakdown of law and order”. Speaking about his association with Lambi constituency, Mr Badal said “I have witnessed this constituency developing from a dust bowl to a model constituency which has every conceivable facility”. He said it was a shame that the constituency had been ignored both during the previous Congress regime and the present AAP government. “Even basic facilities like roads, streetlights and water works are in shambles”. He also assured the people that he was committed to working for the welfare of the constituency in the same manner as the former chief minister. Mr Badal was accompanied by Istri Akali Dal president Bibi Hargobind Kaur besides District president Preetinder Singh Sammewali and Youth Akali Dal district president Navjinder Singh Mann in Lambi constituency and former legislator Parkash Singh Bhatti, District president Balkar Singh Brar and Youth Akali Dal district president Kamaldeep Singh in Bathinda Rural constituency. In Bathinda Rural constituency, Mr Badal said “this constituency also witnessed unprecedented growth during the previous SAD led government with the AIIMS, Bathinda and the Central University coming up in the constituency”. He said the SAD was committed to expanding both Institutes once it returned to power.

Sukhbir S Badal appeals to Punjabis to repose faith in the SAD in all 13 seats in the Lok Sabha elections

Sukhbir S Badal appeals to Punjabis to repose faith in the SAD in all 13 seats in the Lok Sabha elections (Receives an overwhelming response at the restart of the Punjab Bachao Yatra in Gidderbaha and Muktsar) (Asserts time has come to make the Master (Arvind Kejriwal) and the Puppet (Bhagwant Mann) pay for their misdeeds.   Gidderbaha/ Muktsar, March 11 – The Shiromani Akali Dal’s Punjab Bachao Yatra restarted today after a short hiatus with party president Sukhbir Singh Badal giving a clarion call to Punjabis to repose faith in their own regional party in all thirteen Lok Sabha seats in the forthcoming parliamentary election. The SAD president who toured Gidderbaha and Muktsar assembly constituencies in an open jeep accompanied by thousands of vehicles including tractors, cars and motorcycles to the tunes of “Utho ve Sher Punjabio Punjab Bacha lo”, said “the mood of the people is before everyone to see. They have decided to oust the corrupt, anti-Sikh and anti Punjabi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and repose faith in the SAD which has a proven track record of speedy development, peace and prosperity for all”. Accompanied with Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon in Gidderbaha and Kanwarjit Singh Rozy Barkandi in Muktsar, the SAD president was profusely showered with flowers at various stops even as people from all walks of life vied with each other to meet and greet him. In Muktsar the cavalcade of vehicles stretched for a record five kilometers besides the presence of thousands of people. Mr Badal appealed to the people to strengthen Dimpy Dhilon and Rozy Barkandi. “If you strengthen them you strengthen me and pave the way for the establishment of a SAD government in the State”, he added. Addressing the people at Kauni village, Mr Badal reminisced how he used to work as the election incharge of the village during former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s election from Gidderbaha. “Badal Sahab served this constituency for years. I assure you I will maintain the same relationship which Badal Sahab maintained with you”. In Muktsar too, the SAD president said “I have done election duty in this constituency along with Badal Sahab on numerous occasions. Most of you have Badal Sahab’s pictures in your homes. Now the time has come to again repose trust in your own party”. Mr Badal also led a frontal attack on chief minister Bhagwant Mann stating “you all have witnessed how the chief minister behaved like a mentally deranged person in the Vidhan Sabha recently. Due to our mistakes a mad man has become chief minister of our State. He has befooled everyone in the name of ‘badlav’ once. Don’t let it happen again”. He said the SAD had already exposed the falsehoods of AAP be it the betrayal done unto women who were yet to receive the allowance of Rs 1,000 per month for two years now or youth who were denied jobs despite tall promises. It is time to make the Master (Arvind Kejriwal) and his Puppet (Bhagwant Mann) pay for their misdeeds”, Mr Badal added. Asserting that the chief minister and his boss Arvind Kejriwal were busy indulging in cheap publicity stunts, Mr Badal said “Punjab is suffering but Bhagwant Mann is busy hosting Kejriwal in Punjab by frittering away crores of public funds. This corrupt government has failed to do any development work or build a single infrastructure project in the last two years during the course of which it has bankrupted the State by borrowing an unprecedented Rs 66,000 crore. EOM

CHIEF PATRON

S. Parkash Singh Badal

Patron of Shiromani Akali Dal, S. Parkash Singh Badal, served Punjab as Chief Minister for five times.  He has been the Chief Minister of the state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2017 (two consecutive terms). He led the party as the president from 1995 to 2008. The Government of India awarded him the second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, in 2015.

Born on December 8, 1927 in Abul Khurana, near Malout, Sardar Badal graduated

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PRESIDENT

Sukhbir Singh Badal (born July 9, 1962) has been the President of Shiromani Akali Dal since 2008.  He led the political command of Punjab as the Deputy Chief Minister from 2009 to 2017.   

Sukhbir Singh Badal is the youngest person ever to become the President of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Perseverance, consistent hard work and leadership acumen has elevated him to this coveted position. 

Sukhbir Singh Badal instigated several initiatives in the public interest during the party tenure. He infused a new lease of life in the organizational structure by spreading its

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Shiromani Akali Dal has a well defined organisational structure with representation to all sections of society. Veteran leaders, who fought shoulder to shoulder with S. Parkash Singh Badal for the rights of the Punjabis, hold key positions in the party. The young and dynamic leaders in the party work closely with them to implement Akali Dal's core values while keeping in mind party’s main motto - Sarbat Da Bhala.